Ted Donato

Ted Donato
Born	(1969-04-28) April 28, 1969 Boston, MA, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues New York Rangers
National team	United States
NHL Draft	98th overall, 1987 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1991–2004

Edward Paul Donato (born April 28, 1969) is a retired American ice hockey player who played in the NHL. Since he retired from professional hockey as a player in 2004, he has served as the head coach for the Harvard University hockey team.

Playing career

Donato was selected 98th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played hockey at his high school, Catholic Memorial, before moving on to play college hockey at Harvard University and then moving to the NHL for the 1991–92 season. He played 796 career NHL games, scoring 150 goals and 197 assists for 347 points. During his career, Donato played for the Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.

Donato is the second professional hockey player to appear on the show The Price Is Right (winning his way on-stage and making it to the Showcase Showdown), the first player in the NHL to appear. Forward Christian Larrivée of the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the ECHL appeared, winning over $20,000 in Plinko.

Donato is currently the head coach for the Harvard University hockey team.

Awards and achievements

• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1989)
• NCAA Championship Tournament MVP (1989)
• ECAC First All-Star Team (1991)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Harvard Crimson	ECAC		34	14	37	51	30		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Harvard Crimson	ECAC		16	5	6	11	34		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Harvard Crimson	ECAC		28	19	37	56	26		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Boston Bruins	NHL		10	1	2	3	8		15	3	4	7	4
1992–93	Boston Bruins	NHL		82	15	20	35	61		4	0	1	1	0
1993–94	Boston Bruins	NHL		84	22	32	54	59		13	4	2	6	10
1994–95	Boston Bruins	NHL		47	10	10	20	10		5	0	0	0	4
1994–95	TuTo Turku	FNL		14	5	5	10	47		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		82	23	26	49	46		5	1	2	3	2
1996–97	Boston Bruins	NHL		67	25	26	51	37		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Boston Bruins	NHL		79	16	23	39	54		5	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Boston Bruins	NHL		14	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	New York Islanders	NHL		55	7	11	18	27		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Ottawa Senators	NHL		13	3	2	5	10		1	0	0	0	0
1999–00	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		81	11	19	30	26		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Dallas Stars	NHL		65	8	17	25	26		8	0	1	1	0
2001–02	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	New York Islanders	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		36	18	25	43	19		5	1	3	4	0
2001–02	St. Louis Blues	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		18	8	12	20	14		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL		49	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Boston Bruins	NHL		63	6	5	11	18		2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Providence Bruins	AHL		15	3	9	12	24		—	—	—	—	—
	NHL totals			796	150	197	347	396		58	8	10	18	22
	NCAA totals			78	38	80	118	90		58	8	10	18	22
	AHL totals			70	29	46	75	54		5	1	3	4	0

Coaching statistics

				Regular season
Year	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	Win %
2004–05	Harvard University	ECAC		34	21	10	3	0.662
2005–06	Harvard University	ECAC		35	21	12	2	0.629
2006–07	Harvard University	ECAC		33	14	17	2	0.455
2007–08	Harvard University	ECAC		34	17	13	4	0.614
2008–09	Harvard University	ECAC		31	9	16	6	0.387
2009–10	Harvard University	ECAC		33	9	21	3	0.318
2010–11	Harvard University	ECAC		34	12	21	1	0.368
2011–12	Harvard University	ECAC		34	13	10	11	0.544
NCAA totals				268	116	120	32	0.432

See also

• List of Boston Bruins players

External links

• Ted Donato's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Ted Donato's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database